Air Force blames ‘junior individual’ for congressional candidate’s wrongful records release

The protected military personnel records of an Air National Guard officer who is running for a House seat in Indiana were incorrectly released by an Air Force employee, a service spokeswoman said Thursday.

Read more >

German air force stays the course on F-35 buy despite sky-high inflation

Germany is still committed to its blockbuster purchase of U.S.-manufactured F-35 Lightning II fighter jets despite the soaring costs that inflation is saddling the government with in its overhaul of the military.

Read more >

VA grant opportunities will expand landlord, tenant incentives to combat veteran homelessness

Three grant opportunities offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs will expand services and incentives already provided by the agency including one that encourages landlords to rent residences to veterans, the VA announced Thursday.

Read more >

Airmen from just-created unit in Qatar give drone ideas inaugural test run

One of the Air Force’s newest high-tech units performed its first field test Friday, putting unmanned aerial systems with interchangeable payloads through their paces in the increasingly drone-laden battleground of the Middle East.

Read more >

A Grunt’s review of Call of Duty’s Modern Warfare 2

As a civilian with no combat experience, to write about a first-person shooter to a military audience is nothing short of hubris.

Read more >

US sends more military aid to Ukraine that includes ammunition, mines and satellite antennas

The Pentagon will send some $275 million in new weapons and equipment to Ukraine marking the 24th time that the United States has sent military aid from its own inventory to support the country’s efforts to repel Russia’s invasion.

Read more >

Air Force to replace F-15s on Okinawa with more advanced fighters on rotation

The Air Force will withdraw its two squadrons of F-15 fighters on Okinawa over two years starting Tuesday.

Read more >

US sanctions Iranian group that put bounty on Rushdie's life

The U.S. is imposing financial penalties on an Iranian-based organization that raised money to target British-American author Salman Rushdie, who was violently attacked in August at a literary event.

Read more >

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off eastern coast, South reports

North Korea has fired a pair of ballistic missile toward the East Sea, or the Sea of Japan, off its eastern coast, South Korea’s military said Friday.

Read more >

Putin to host leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan for talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin will host the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to help broker a settlement to a longstanding conflict between the two ex-Soviet neighbors, the Kremlin said Friday.

Read more >

Texas approves $339 million to keep state Guard troops deployed along border with Mexico

Gov. Greg Abbott and four top state lawmakers approved $339 million to keep thousands of Texas National Guard troops deployed to the state’s border with Mexico.

Read more >